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Be it known thatI, P. H. FREXLINGHQUSIN, of Jonestown, Lebanon county,Pennsylvania, have invented certain improvements in Bedsteads. and I dehereby declare that the following is e full, cleaand exact descriptionof the same, reference being `-had. .te the accompanying drawing, and tothe letters oi reference marked thereon. My invention consists oicertainde'vices, fully described hereafter, whereby the posts' 4andrails of sbodstead may be quickly and firmly secured together, andreadily disconnected from each other: i

In order to enable others skilled in the art to apply my invention, Iwill new proceed to describe its. construction and operation,- referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing, which forms a p'nrt of thisspeci-` c'ation, and in which-- l Figure 1 is a sectional elevationof'sullicent ot'- a bedstead to'show my improvement.4 Eigure 2, asectional plan on the line 1-2, 1. Figure 3, a view looking in thedirection ot' the arrow, lig. 1.

Figure 4, a sectional elevation and Figures 5 and 6V perspective viewsof parte of thp'bedstead.

From one ofthe posts A'of a bedstead, vand near the lower end of` thesame, project two plates,a d',

whichl are a't right angles to each other, and Aeach oiV which has a lngor projection, e, on its inner side near the end; the inner edge z o fthis projection being slightly inclined, as shown in digs, 1 and 8, fora purpose described hereafter. In the post above-ond below each .plate aa! are openings, c s, to which are adapted projgction z', on the endot"` the sido .and 'end ralsB B- of the bedstead. l In eaclr'nil is nrecess', 1|, of such a size that the plate a. confit snugly therein,the'lugc', however, projecting beyond the side of 4the rail, as shown iniig. 2. Y To the inner side of each ,rail is 'secured a cross-piece, d,thel side of which, opposite the recess It, is so out away as to allowthe enlarged end of the plate a to pass into the recess, the cross-piccobeing ofsneh a width that, when the parts are in the position Shown infigs. 1 and 2, there will be a space between -the sidel of thecross-piece andthe inclined edges of -the prgjection c, for thereception-of a'wedge, m.

It will bo seen that by driving this wedge m downwards the end of 4therail B will be forced firmly against the side of thepost A, and will besecurely retained in this position, the projectionsiaiding in sustainingthe rail whensubjecte'd to any downward pressure. It will also beapparenty that the rail may at `any time be instantly disconnected fromthe post by removing tlefwedge. The plates a a' maybe secured to thepost in any suitable manner, and may be either of metal vor wod. .I Whenrunde of wood, `the ends of' the plates may have dovetail projections`and reoessens shown in tig. 5, and may t into recesses in the post, sothat the ends` may be locked together, as shown in iig; I2. V. l

. Without confining myself tothe precise construction and arrangement ofarts'herein described, `I claim ,as my invention, and desire to secureby Iietters Patent 1. The plates a d', dove-tailedsnd recessed at theends, and adapted to nach other andto the post, substanl tinlly asspecified.

2. The combination cf the post A ,the plates a a secnre'd permanently tothe; post, and the rail B, with `its I recess 7|, crosspiece d, andprojections s' t', as described. i i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name-to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

l P. `I-l. FREYLINGIIOUSEN. Witnesses: a l

Jae G. Hmmm, W. A. Banni'.

